Game of Thrones
HBO’s Game of Thrones: episode recaps, reviews, analysis, and roundtable discussions.
There are few winners and many losers in a grim installment that is satisfying until you think about it for a bit.
Fans have been “hype” for Sandor and Gregor Clegane’s epic final showdown for years. Should they have been?
Melisandre’s prophecy said Arya would kill someone with green eyes. Everyone thought that meant Cersei …
Spoilers, obviously.
What the hell was that?
As expected, not everyone made it out of “The Bells” alive.
It’s been frequently foreshadowed, both on the show and in George R.R. Martin’s books.
The Golden Company may not have their elephants, but they’ll still be hugely important to Cersei’s impending fight against Daenerys.
We’re pretty confident that Jaime is riding toward King’s Landing with a very specific mission in mind.
No one at King’s Landing is safe.
As the finale approaches, a scene between Sansa and the Hound frustrated some fans.
For seven seasons, the show has told us how great Dany is. In its final episodes, it’s turning her into a villain.
Fans aren’t buying that CGI issues caused Jon Snow to act the way he did.
Many fans are upset with the final season. This Starbucks cup is letting them venti their feelings.
Jon’s treatment of his loyal direwolf on season 8, episode 4, may be symbolic, but it won him no fans.
A song of platinum and auburn.
“The Last of the Starks” sacrificed a beloved character to further an alarming plot twist. Not everyone’s on board.
Targaryens and “personalist” dictatorships.
If the show wasn’t giving Jon Snow the winner’s edit before, it sure seems to be doing so now.
Will Daenerys Targaryen go mad, just like her father before her?
Vulgar seaman Euron Greyjoy provided one of the show’s most shocking moments so far this season.
After the war against the army of the dead, the show now turns the corner and hits the home stretch.
The “green eyes” theory that Arya kills Cersei Lannister, explained.
It wasn’t as bad as you think. It was worse.
The show’s lack of bloodlust in “The Long Night” was its most subversive plot turn yet.
Dany is preparing to challenge Cersei for the Iron Throne, at long last. But will her alliance with the Starks hold?
As expected, not everyone made it out of “The Long Night” alive.
The Red Witch’s appearance at the Battle of Winterfell introduced a wrinkle into the Prince that Was Promised prophecy.
“The Long Night” was full of brilliant moments — as well as moments that were completely incomprehensible.
Stick ’em with the pointy end.
Bran’s plan to lure the Night King into a weirwood forest might actually work.
This show doesn’t like happy endings. And Ser Brienne is so close to one.
About as close to a real-life war game for a fictional battle as we could possibly do.
Everyone from Stassi Schroeder to Elizabeth Warren identifies with the mother of dragons.
This series has proved lust for power is all-corrupting. So about the Mother of Dragons ...
Three Vox writers debate the amount of military planning in “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.”
Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones make this moment feel like a series finale for geek pop culture too.
Game of Thrones created the longest battle sequence in cinematic history. No thanks!
Arya’s sex scene caused controversy. It shouldn’t have.
